妙法蓮華經玄贊 2.50

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贊曰：此四王眾，三光乃是四王天攝，更無別天。有經：觀音名寶意作日天子，即此寶光。大勢至名寶吉祥作月天子，即此名月。虛空藏名寶光作星天子，此名普香。日宮火精作，徑五十一踰繕那。月宮水精作，徑五十踰繕那。星亦水精作，極大者十八乃至小者四俱盧舍，一俱盧舍三里餘，此並空中旋繞四洲。四大天王：東方持國、南方增長、西方醜目、北方多聞。居妙高之半腹第四層級，亦住七金山之頂。三光四天高下去地四萬踰繕那，壽量形相如餘處說。

The commentary: This is the retinue of the Four Heavenly Kings. The three luminaries are subsumed under the heaven of the Four Kings; there is no separate heaven. In a sūtra: Avalokiteśvara, named Jewel Intention, acts as Devaputra Sun (Sūrya), who is this Precious Radiance; Mahāsthāmaprāpta, named Jewel Auspiciousness, acts as Devaputra Moon (Candra), who is this Famous Moon; Ākāśagarbha, named Jewel Radiance, acts as Devaputra Star, here named Universal Fragrance. The sun palace is made of fire crystal, fifty-one yojanas in diameter. The moon palace is made of water crystal, fifty yojanas in diameter. The stars are also made of water crystal, the largest being eighteen krośas down to the smallest being four krośas, one krośa being more than three li; these all circle around the four continents in the sky. The Four Great Heavenly Kings: Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the east, Virūḍhaka in the south, Virūpākṣa in the west, Vaiśravaṇa in the north. They dwell halfway up Mount Meru at the fourth tier, and also dwell atop the seven golden mountains. The elevation of the three luminaries and the Four Kings above the ground is forty thousand yojanas; their lifespan and physical appearance are as explained elsewhere.